{"id":15343,"date":"2024-07-18T09:43:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1408600"},"modified":"2024-07-18T09:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:43:11","slug":"google-backs-danish-startup-using-ancient-bacteria-to-ferment-co2-into-valuable-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=15343","title":{"rendered":"Google backs Danish startup using ancient bacteria to ferment CO2 into valuable chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>Danish <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/startups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">startup<\/a> Again has raised money\u2026 again. <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a> Ventures and Berlin-based HV Capital led the $43mn funding round, which brings the startup\u2019s total to date to just shy of $100mn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Again takes waste CO\u2082 from industry, combines it with hydrogen and then feeds the concoction to a host of millennia-old bacteria. The little germs devour the brew, turning it into commercial-grade compounds like acetate. This is the base chemical in everything from plastics and cosmetics to paint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Again spun out from over a decade of research led by Dr. Torbj\u00f8rn Jensen and Professor Alex Nielsen at the Danish Technical University, Stanford, and MIT. Former German early-stage investor Max Kufner completes the founding team, which together launched the Copenhagen-based startup in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1408602 size-full js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/07\/again-co2-bioreactor-plant.jpg\" alt=\"An image of Again's CO2 bioreactor in Denamark\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption>Again\u2019s first bioreactor, located at an industrial wastewater treatment plant in Denmark. Credit: Again<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1408602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/07\/again-co2-bioreactor-plant.jpg\" alt=\"An image of Again's CO2 bioreactor in Denamark\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span>Again is hush-hush about the name of its \u201cmicroscopic crusader,\u201d but it\u2019s bullish on its potential. The company claims its CO\u2082 fermenter can cut the greenhouse gas emissions of chemical-making by up to 80%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\" readability=\"12\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The <\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cWhilst other companies are struggling to make carbon capture scaleable, we have the means to not only capture waste CO\u2082 but turn it into useful products to fully decarbonise the supply chain,\u201d said Jensen.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The petrochemical industry is responsible for 4% of the world\u2019s total GHG emissions, so Again\u2019s tech could make a huge impact. The company also claims its product is cost-competitive with the same chemicals made using fossil fuels.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Again already operates a plant in Denmark, which converts up to one tonne of CO\u2082 into acetate each day. The facility is located at an industrial wastewater treatment plant which produces large quantities of the potent greenhouse gas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Armed with fresh funding, Again is looking to locate its bioreactor at sources of waste CO\u2082 across Europe. These machines will produce acetate as well as other valuable chemicals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/google-backs-danish-startup-again-funding-bacteria-turn-co2-into-valuable-chemicals\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish startup Again has raised money\u2026 again. Google Ventures and Berlin-based HV Capital led the $43mn funding round, which brings the startup\u2019s total to date to just shy of $100mn. 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